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Beyond Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Go beyond basic virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Plan for a full range of desktop and application virtualization use cases that can improve business agility, increase productivity, and enable better business outcomes. Simplified and scalable deployments are achieved through the Cisco VXI Smart Solution, which is collaborative, mobile, and secure.

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and Cisco UCS Servers

Reduce deployment risks while accelerating time to value with pre-configured and validated Solution Paks from Cisco. Cisco UCS is fast becoming the desktop virtualization platform of choice for customers with desktop virtualization solutions, available for both VMware and Citrix products.

Cisco On-board Desktop Virtualization Solution Pak for SMB
This pak is designed for small business customer implementations, with adequate compute, memory, and network capacity to scale up as needed. The solution pak comprises the following components:

Computing - C240 M3 Rack Server with:

Dual Intel® Xeon® E5-2690 Processors

256 GB of memory

Cisco virtual interface card (Cisco UCS VIC 1225)

Cisco Scalable Desktop Virtualization Solution Pak for Enterprise
These Starter Paks are designed in both blade and rack form factors, and scale up to 500 - 700 users. The solution starter pak comprises enough compute, memory, and network capacity to scale simply. Additional scale can be obtained with expansion paks for both the blade and rack form factors respectively.